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section

UK //ˈsekʃn//US //ˈsekʃn//

词源

源自拉丁语 'sectio',意为切割或分割,经由古法语 'seccion' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指整体中被划分出来的部分或区域,可以是物理空间、文章段落或组织机构中的部门。

“The library has a quiet section for studying.”

(图书馆设有安静的学习区域。)

“Please read the first section of the report.”

(请阅读报告的第一部分。)

❶ 特指法律条文或文件中的具体条款或章节。

“According to Section 5 of the contract, payment is due in 30 days.”

(根据合同第5条规定,款项应在30天内支付。)

“The judge referred to Section 12 of the Constitution.”

(法官引用了宪法第12条。)

同义词:part, segment, division, portion, chapter

verb

❶ 将某物分割或划分成若干部分,常用于科学、医学或技术领域。

“The biologist sectioned the tissue sample for microscopic examination.”

(生物学家将组织样本切片用于显微镜检查。)

“The city was sectioned into different voting districts.”

(该市被划分为不同的投票区。)

同义词:divide, partition, split, segment, slice

常见短语

cross section — 横截面,指物体被横向切开后呈现的剖面,也用于表示具有代表性的样本群体。

“The diagram shows a cross section of the human heart.”

(该图表显示了人类心脏的横截面。)

section off — 用屏障或标记将某个区域分隔出来,通常为了特定用途或安全考虑。

“They sectioned off part of the park for the concert.”

(他们划出部分公园区域用于音乐会。)